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Moccasins

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly owned by Delos B. Kittle (So e no wa/Delos Kettle, Cattaraugus Seneca, ca. 1868-1923); collected by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Seneca (attributed)
Previous owner
Delos B. Kittle (So e no wa/Delos Kettle/Delos Big Kittle/Delass Kittle/De-Los-Kittle), Seneca [Cattaraugus], ca. 1868-1923
Collector
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Date created
1890-1900
Object Name
Moccasins
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Overlay beadwork
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
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